Shannon Dancers draw a crowd – Dancers are friends
Jigs, travel reels, and horn pipes are apparently just part of growing up with Celtic roots in Shannon. Following their show on Saturday morning at Morrin Centre, several members of …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
The Morning Chronicle 1848 We have just returned from the wharf, where we had the pleasure of witnessing a most manly feat accomplished by Mr. Woodroofe, that of swimming across …
Access to volumes elsewhere
The recent debate over the proposed auction of volumes from the Literary and Historical Society’s collection has left me somewhat perplexed. While we might debate endlessly about the quality and …
Auction: both views have merit
In the recent exchange of letters to the editor regarding the silent book auction, there has been much metaphor and hyperbole. Entertainment to match the politics-as-spectacle from down South. In …
Update from the Publisher First-year round-up
Amazingly, it has been a year since I took the helm of North America’s oldest newspaper. Over this year, I have learned a great deal about and have become integrated …
Learn about the benefits of planned giving
A new Planned Giving Program, initiated by the Jeffery Hale Community Partners, will benefit partner organizations in the English-speaking community this fall. The program, to be launched in October, aims …
Tattered old books expected to fetch $15,000 for LHSQ
Stacked in the small, common space adjacent to the jail cells that once held the city’s criminals, 106 boxes of books, worn with use, age, and neglect, await their fate: …
EQLC to help train much-needed bilingual nursing assistants
The Eastern Québec Learning Centre is ready and waiting to help meet the demand for bilingual registered nursing assistants (RNAs), nursing assistants and medical assistants. All it needs are students …
Simons apologizes: \We should have done better\””
The Quebec City based clothing retailer La Maison Simons has recalled 450,000 of its youth-focused fall/winter catalogue after numerous customer complaints cited the young female models pictured in the catalogue …
readerjack.com Fall 2008 Poetry Contest
Calling all poets: submit your best poem to readerjack.com’sPoetry Contest! You can win one of three $100 prizes in threecategories: Children (under 12), Young Adult (12-18) and Adult (18+).The contest …